Your Boss is Watching Porn

(Warning – Graphic Details)   FERRIS – When an employee valuing his or her job is so worried about being terminated that conversations are routinely recorded for self-protection, when a government office is split between the south and north cliques, when the city manager is watching porn and...

Bowman Group Report obtained thru Open Records

FERRIS – At a cost of $57.60, The Ellis County Press last week obtained a copy of the controversial Bowman Group Report.

City manager takes control of economic boards

FERRIS – In what Ferris City Manager Bill Jordan said was an effort to take back control of the Economic Development Corporation, earlier this month he sent out another directive, this time regarding a staff change for Ferris’ Economic Development Director Sean Overeynder.

Outside investigation proves 6 of 11 sexual harassment complaints against Ferris city manager

FERRIS – Tuesday night, May 8, Dr. Theron Bowman of the Bowman Group presented his long-awaited findings concerning the sexual harassment investigation of City Manager Bill Jordan to the Ferris city council in Executive Session.   Sources revealed Dr.

Mayor breaks tie votes to punish critics, ECP

FERRIS – Ferris Mayor Micheal Driggars, under fire from residents and business owners in the past few weeks, manipulated last week’s city council meeting to silence critics, according to those present at the Tuesday, April 17 meeting.

Protestors blast Ferris mayor

FERRIS – Admittedly irate because of Mayor Micheal Driggars’ alleged attempts to silence their voices at the Tuesday, April 17 council meeting, Ferris business owner Tina Miller and Ferris Councilwoman candidate Sherie Chapman fired blasts like electrical bolts from a stun gun directed toward and...

City doing damage control

FERRIS – Outrage of being misled that 65 and older Ferris citizens would be exempt from a property tax increase came to a head last Thursday during the first-scheduled Town Hall Meeting to discuss the upcoming Ferris Municipal Center Bond proposal on the May 5 ballot.

Sex, lies & videotape

FERRIS – Outraged Ferris residents and business owners filled the council chambers to near capacity Thursday, March 29 and April 2 to protest the recent suspensions of beloved Ferris Police Chief Eddie Salazar and Investigator Walter (Gator) Weiss, demanding they be reinstated and elected officials...

Citizens protest suspension of Ferris police chief, investigator

FERRIS – Outraged over the suspension of Ferris Chief of Police Eddie Salazar and Investigator Walter “Gator” Weiss, around 20 Ferris citizens gathered in front of City Hall at 11 a.m. Tuesday to ask City Manager Bill Jordan why.

Outside party to investigate allegations against dept. heads

FERRIS – The Ferris City Council met Thursday, March 15 in executive session to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.